Whenever a south indian menu comes to mind and I have to make a full fledged tamil cuisine,I don’t forget making this kootu.It is juicy,spicy and tastes awesome with any rice and gravy.The coconut imparts a special taste to the ash gourd and with crispy dal temperings tastes even good.I make this during any get togethers and every time is enjoyed and liked by all.You can have this with rasam and rice too,it also tastes nice.Try this simple humble kootu and let me know.. Notes
Beetroot Halwa is a delicious dessert made with fresh beetroot which is full of colour and health.I recently posted one halwa with ashgourd and this beetroot halwa is one such sweet which will be loved by one and all.This doesn’t require any expertise or practice,just the correct addition of ingredients does the trick.It is an easy delicacy for beginners to make with confidence.My daughter is fond of beetroots and I always include in her diet a variety of dishes with this wonder vegetable.It was a liked by her and she was in awe of the dish as it was creamy...
Among the various upma varieties of south indian cuisine,Semiya Upma is an easy,tasty and really fast breakfast recipe. Semiya Upma comes in handy for those really hurried up mornings and can be made in a jiffy,if you have vegetables chopped ready.It doesn't require any accompaniment really but i have served it with tomato pickle.The addition of veggies is surely your choice,you can add beans,peas,carrot.Nice method of including vegetables for those kids who fuss eating them.This is one of those tiffin varieties that is not served in hotels,not that i know of,do let me know if you have had it at...
Finger food is liked by one and all and my family is no exception to it.Specially Daughter loves anything with babycorn.Babycorn is healthy and can be eaten and mixed with any vegetable making it thus a versatile veggie.It has many health benefits and is easily digestible too.I make any normal curry
Pori or puffed rice is one thing i always have in stock in my home.Daugther loves Bhel puri and besides making that,i also make this Dry kara pori.It is so simple and healthy snack to munch on at time of the day.My hubby always like to have some snack after dinner.Moreover the IPL season is here so he wanted something as a midnight snack.It was raining here last week in Bangalore,thanks,they were sure welcome showers to beat the rising temperatures for the last 4 weeks.i made it last week.This is called murmure here too and a little different from the...
Doodh Peda is a easy to make diwali sweet I very less time.We all must have had these cute pedas packed in boxes during diwali time.It comes in many flavours like kesar pista,chocolate etc. to ame a few.I have always liked it’s chewy and melt in the mouth texture and milky taste.Doodh Peda has an overpowering flavour of the milk and cardamom.I have used milk powder and milkmaid both in this recipe which adds to the creamy texture of the sweet.The original recipe however requires to condense the milk at home,however I have this version of making it instatly.See down...
Jamun Fruit or Naval Pazham as it is called in tamil ,is one of tastiest fruits I have had during my growing years.There was one tree of this fruit in our neighbour’s house and during season we also got a good share of the tasty fruit.It tastes great when sprinkled with plain salt.When I visited Ne
Today I am sharing with you all a basic recipe for Idli Dosa batter using mixie.I have tried many times grinding Idli dosa batter in mixie,specially when I want it in small quantities.My mother used to grind it this way long before possesing a grinder,so I know the exact proportions and the secret of getting super soft idlis and crispy dosas.This post might well be useful for bachelors and beginners and may give it a try right away.The idli and dosa are staple food for South Indians and my husband never complains about my jasmine soft idlis and roast dosas.Also...
Bhindi Do Pyaza is a North Indian side dish for rotis or rice with onions which are double the quantity of lady's finger.It is stir fried vegetable curry with mixed spices and tastes awesome and is full of flavour. Usually for rotis i make any other vegetable and i tried this recipe for the first time at home.It can be made very easily and requires minimal ingredients to make them.I have a few Bhindi recipes in my blog as all at home devour lady's finger.You can prepare this and pack it for office and school lunch boxes as well as...
Paruppu Urundai Rasam is a favorite recipe of Ravi. On weekends I make a point to make a tasty and elaborate meal prefarably to the liking of Dhivya and Ravi, so that they can eat leisurely and enjoy to the core. This rasam is liked by all at home...
